Free lunches available for students in Middletown

MIDDLETOWN -- The Free Summer Food Service Program (SFSP), sponsored by the Middletown Community United Methodist Church, will offer free-of-charge lunches to all children between the ages of 1 to 18, regardless of income. All children are welcome.

No preregistration or documentation is required. All meals must be eaten on site.

The lunches will be offered Monday through Friday, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., starting Monday and running through July 31, for a total of five weeks.

All meals will be served in the social hall at the Middletown Community United Methodist Church, located at 15833 Armstrong St. in Middletown, at the corner of Armstrong and Washington streets. There will be no food service on July 4.

The California Department of Education makes this program available in the summers so children who receive free-of-charge or reduced-cost lunches during the school year do not miss these meals during their summer vacations. However, children do not have to qualify for either to participate in Middletown's lunch program during the summer.

All children are welcome to come and eat a healthy lunch.

In accordance with Federal law and U.S. Department of Agriculture policy, sponsors of the SFSP are prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability.

Contact Lisa Rosen at 987-0145 or send her an email at lisabrosen@hotmail.com for information regarding theprogram.